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Social Networking Sites and SEO: What Wikipedia Won't Tell You

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Within an astonishingly short time, Wikipedia has become one of the most-visited sites on the Internet. For example, Wikipedia's list of social networking websites now contains 111 entries; an impressive list, but certainly not all-inclusive. Despite its flaws, Wikipedia isn't going to disappear.

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The Coming Consolidation in Social Networking

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Social media sites are multiplying like rabbits. social tagging sites. Wikipedia lists more than 100 social networking sites , and Social Media Trader recently compiled an even more exhaustive list of 115 social news and bookmark sites rated by PageRank, number of inbound links and dollar value of each site.

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High Points on the Social Media Landscape

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In "The 4 C's of Social Media," I noted that coming up with a concise definition of social media , like defining "art," is challenging. Another is to look at the different types of websites and tools that comprise the social media landscape. Knol may lack Wikipedia's cachet, but it's a much friendlier place.

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The 5 Best Social Media Sites for Small Businesses

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Note: the following is a guest post from expert researcher and freelance writer Heather Johnson on how businesses can effectively use social media as a component of PR efforts, and efficiently focus their efforts on the most productive sites. Twitter – Twitter is a great way for business owners to network at their own convenience.

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Don't They Know Who You Are? Why Reputation Management is Critical

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The emergence of social media changed all that of course, so now that person can vent online to, essentially, the entire world. And search engines love social media, which helps expose that rant to anyone searching for the company's name. Create accounts on social bookmarking sites like Wikio , Mixx , Digg and/or StumbleUpon.

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Using ALL the Tools of Social Media Optimization

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The term "social media" encompasses several different types of sites, and it's important to use all of them properly in order to really be effective at social media optimization (SMO). So, here are some tips for using different types of social media sites for SMO. potentially viral, and increasingly searchable.

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The 4 C's of Social Media

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Social media is a bit like art—most of us are pretty sure we know what it is, but articulating a common definition can be challenging. There are many definitions of social media floating about of course, they just aren't consistent. Flickr or YouTube ), a wiki, a forum, a Squidoo lens, wherever.